Canned corn shaker



Jan. 3, 1928. 1,655,340

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Jan. 3, 1928.

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Patented Jan. 3, 1928. l

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UHOLMAN 13. SELL, 1 'OF jLIT-TLESTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. K

GANNED "CORN SHAKER.

.pplication filed IJanuary 3K1, 1927. ySerial Nor-164,980.

of canned co`rn,1 the general object of' the 'in-1.

vention being" to provide means for giving a chute,.through which the cansI are passing,- a 'shaking `-motion so asftof-agitate the ,con.

tentsof `the cans andithus mix the liquids with 'thesolidsf Y Another 'object ofthe inventionisto so arrange the chute j'that 'the cans will pass through the samefunder the actiont' gravity andto provide means. 'forjr'egulating the `:speedvat which V,thejcans epass ythrough the chute. o

vfAnother4 object vof the invention i's Vto pro# videipower means "for shaking fthe 'chute and` This V.invention also consists incertain other `1`eatures of construction vand in `the specifically' .pointed out ,in the appended. claims.y ,Y In describingmy invention in detail, ret-` erence will vbe hadto the accompanying drawings wherein like y'characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the sev'-` eralY views,"and in which p Q'Fig'urel is a sidev-iew of the device. "Figure2 is ajplanj view thereof.

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Figure tis a View. of the rear endof vthe device.v 2f I A f Figure isa plan view showing the chute at one limit of its movement, this view also showing the pivotal partsof the chute...

Figure 6 is a.'fragmentary viewgshowing the chute in its other limit of movement. p

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Figure 8 is a section on line 8-8`0f Figure 7. y

In these views, 1 Yindicates a'. frame 0r table on'which are placed the bearing posts 2- for the shaft 8 to which is attached the large pulley 4, the small pulley 5 andthe cranks 6, the cranks being arrang-ed at the end of the shaft.` A belt 7 passes over `'the large pulley 4 and over a small.y pulley 8 which is connected with the shaft of the motor 9.` o

A pair of channel bars 10 is supported by the frame and these bars slope downwardly from thelfront toward the rear. "Transverse guides 'I1 Vare supported by these bars and a Shoe.12isslidablysupported-in each pairl ofguldes. ,A connecting krod 13 connects eachshoe with one Iof fthecranks 6 so that the ,shoesarefreciprocated when the shaft 3 is rotated? from the. motor. A sectional chute has.` its i centralV `portion i124 1 fastened to the zshoesjsolthat this portionismove'd laterally f by "the reciprocatory` movementof the, shoes,l i thelchute being .composed` of two angle''bars Vspaced apartto receive y.a can,;such as A,

between fth'emfthe canbeing-placejd on its Side softhatj it willv roll throughthe chute',` under the action of gravity. 'Theendysecl tions 4,I5 of the chute fare'each pivoted to y fthe"bars10fby the pivot; post 16 being sup Y ported by the. cross pieces I17- carried respec-` tively bythe bars 1'0and the bars. forming 'the end sections of the chute. JA smalll channel-shaped member 18 `is fastened to le'aeh `end of the central sectionof -the` chute'andy has itsv outer, end `flaring [toy receive the inner en d of the end `Vsectionso l that whenrthe middle sectlon is .freciprocated laterally,

these ymembers.` 18 will cause'the end l sections o to rock on `their lpivotseas v shown in yFigures sende. f j The cans are introduced into ythe frontend section 'from an inclined chute 19, thellower e end of lwhich is supportedffrom the'rarnelV 'by' thebraees120. e o o f `h"Bars `21 are 'supportedffby parts of'. fthe frame over 'the chute and these bars Vvlareu parallel with the chute. fTheirlends supporti the fpintles offgjthe *rollersk 22 .kfover which .the endless'beltfQS passes. One of theserollers is connected to a shaft V24 journaled in the Y frame through means of the gears 25 and the said shaft has arpulley'26 thereon over which passes a belt 27 which also passes over the pulley 5 on the shaft 3. A belt tightener,

` shown Ygenerally at 2'8,`is provided for this belt. Thus the belt 23 will be driven from the motor through means of the shaft 3.

their lower ends the rollers 30 which engage the upper` face of the lowerreachfof the belt Y 23 and thus presses' it upon the cans passing through the chute. As these arms and their rollersfhave considerable weight, they will Y force the belt against the cans withconsiderable pressure and thus act to check the speed of the cans passing through the chute so that Y by regulating the speed at which the belt 23 travels, the cans can be caused to pass down the chute at any desired speed. The arms 29 are limited in their downward movement by the stop pins 31 carried by the bars 2l.

From the Jforegoing, it will be seen that l*the cans will pass down the chute under the action ot gravity and 'their speed of travel can be regulated by the traveling belt 23, so that'they nfillremain in the shaker partv of the chute the desired length of time. The centralsection et the chute is reciprocated laterally by the reciprocatory movementoii' the shoes imparted to them by the crank means so that the contents of the cans are agitated and thus the solids will be thor-k oughly mired with the liquids. While the invention is mainly designed for use withv canned corn, it 1s, of course, to be-understood that it can be used with other canned goods.

It is thought from the foregoing description `that theadvantages and'novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desireit to be understood `that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is I. An apparatus of the class described comprising a supporting frame, a gravity chute therein composed of a central portion and a pair of end portions, means for pivoting the end portions te the frame, means `for A moving the middle portion laterally in a reciprocatory manner, means for causing the end portions to rock under the reeiprocatory movement of the middle portion so that the cans from the end portions can pass upon the central portion and can pass from the central portion to the lower end portion, means for controlling the speed of the cans passing through the chute, such means comprising an endless belt rollersy over which the belt passes, means for rotating the` rollmovement of the middle portion so that the cans'from the end portions can pass upon the central portion and can pass from the central portion to the lower end portion, means or controlling the speed of the cans passing through the chute, such means comprising an endless belt, rollers over which the belt passes, means for rotating the rollers, arms pivoted to a part of the frame and rollers on the arms engaging portions of theV belt for pressing the same against the cans.

3. An apparatus of the class described comprising a supporting frame, inclined bars on the frame, lateral guideways supe ported bythe bars, a shoe slidably arranged in each guideway, a shaft journaled in the frame and having cranks thereon, connecting rods connecting the cranks 'with the shoes, means for rotating the shaft, a seetional trough having its central section fastened to' the shoes, means for pivoting the end portions to the frame, means at the ends of the central section engaging the end sections for causing the end sections to rock when the central section ismoved, an endless belt, rollers supporting the same, means for supporting the rollers from the frame with the lower reach of the belt in engagement with the cans in the chute, means for rotating one of the rollers from the shaft andl means for applying pressure .t0 the lower reach 'of the belt to press it upon-the OHDS.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature.

-HOLMAN L. SELL. 

